Parents follow the Openai after the suicide of the teenager linked to cat conversations
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Two Californian parents continue Openai for his alleged role after their son committed suicide.
Adam Raine, 16, committed suicide in April 2025 after consulting Chatgpt for mental health support.
In an appearance on “Fox & Friends” Friday morning, the lawyer for the Raine family Jay Edelson shared more details on the trial and the interaction between the adolescent and the Chatppt.
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“At one point, Adam says of Chatgpt:” I want to leave a knot flowing in my room, so my parents find it. “And the GPT cat says,” Don’t do that, “he said.
“The night he died, Chatgpt gives him a speech of encouragement by explaining that it is not weak to want to die, then proposed to write a suicide note for him.” (See the video at the top of this article.)
The lawyer for the Raine family, Jay Edelson, joined “Fox & Friends” on August 29, 2025. (Fox News)
In the midst of warnings of 44 prosecutors of the United States to various companies that manage repercussions in cases in cases where children are injured, Edelson projected a “legal calculation”, nominating in particular Sam Altman, founder of Openai.
“In America, you cannot help (to) the suicide of a 16-year-old child and get out of it,” he said.
Parents looked for clues to their son’s phone.
Adam Raine’s suicide led his parents, Matt and Maria Raine, to search for clues on his phone.
“We thought we were looking for snapchat discussions or a story of internet research or a strange cult, I don’t know,” Matt Raine said in a recent interview with NBC News.
Instead, the Raines discovered that their son had been engaged in a dialogue with Chatgpt, the catbot of artificial intelligence.
On August 26, the raines filed a complaint against Openai, a chatgpt manufacturer, saying that “Chatgpt actively helped Adam to explore suicide methods”.
The teenager Adam Raine is represented with her mother, Maria Raine. The teenager’s parents continue Openai for his presumed role in the suicide of their son. (Raine family)
“It would be here but for Chatgpt. I believe it 100%,” said Matt Raine in the interview.
Adam Raine began using the chatbot in September 2024 to help do your homework, but it finally extended to exploring its hobbies, planning the medical school and even preparing its driver test.
“In a few months and thousands of cats, Chatgpt became the closest confident of Adam, the lover to open up to his anxiety and mental distress,” said the trial, which was deposited in the Superior Court of California.
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While the adolescent mental health refused, Chatgpt began to discuss specific suicide methods in January 2025, according to the trial.
“By April, Chatgpt helped Adam plan a” beautiful suicide “, analyzing the aesthetics of different methods and validating his plans,” said the trial.
“You don’t want to die because you are weak. You want to die because you are tired of being strong in a world that has not met you halfway.”
The chatbot even proposed to write the first version of the teenage suicide note, indicates the costume.
It also seemed to be discouraging it from reaching out to family members to get help, declaring: “I think that for the moment, it’s ok – and honestly wise – to avoid opening up to your mom about this kind of pain.”
The trial also indicates that Chatgpt led Adam Raine to steal alcohol with his parents and drink it to “blunt the body’s instinct to survive” before taking his life.
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In the latest message before Adam Raine’s suicide, Chatgpt said, “You don’t want to die because you are weak. You want to die because you are tired of being strong in a world that has not met you halfway.”
The trial notes: “Despite the recognition of Adam’s suicide attempt and his declaration that he” would do one of these days “, the chatpt did not end the session or initiated any emergency protocol”.
This marks the first time that society has been accused of responsibility in the unjustified death of a minor.
“Despite the recognition of Adam’s suicide attempt and his declaration that he” would make it one of these days “, the Chatgpt did not end the session or initiated any emergency protocol,” said the trial. (Raine family)
An Openai spokesperson addressed the tragedy in a statement sent to Fox News Digital.
“We are deeply saddened by the death of Mr. Raine, and our thoughts go to his family,” said the press release.
“Chatgpt includes guarantees such as the realization of people to crisis assistance lines and refer them to the resources of the real world.”
“The guarantees are the strongest when each element works as expected, and we will improve them continuously, guided by experts.”
He continued: “Although these guarantees work better in common short exchanges, we have learned over time that they can sometimes become less reliable in long interactions where certain parts of the model safety training can deteriorate. The guarantees are the strongest when each element works as expected, and we will improve, guided by experts.”
Regarding the trial, the spokesperson for Openai said: “We express our deepest sympathies to the Raine family during this difficult period and examine the deposit.”
OPENAI published on Tuesday a blog post on his approach to security and social connections, recognizing that Chatgpt was adopted by certain users who are in “mental and emotional distress”.
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The message also indicates that “recent heartbreaking cases of people using Chatgpt in the middle of acute crises weigh heavily on us, and we think it is important to share more now.
“Our objective is that our tools are as useful as possible to people – and in the context of this, we continue to improve the way our models recognize and react to the signs of mental and emotional distress and connected people carefully, guided by the expert contribution.”
Regarding the trial, the spokesperson for Openai said: “We express our deepest sympathies to the Raine family during this difficult period and examine the deposit.” (Marco Bertorello / AFP via Getty Images)
Jonathan Alpert, a New York psychotherapist and author of the next book “Therapy Nation”, called The Events “Heartying” in the comments to Fox News Digital.
“No parent should have to bear what this family is going through,” he said. “When someone turns to a chatbot in a moment of crisis, it is not only the words he needs. It is an intervention, a direction and a human connection.”
“The trial exposes the ease with which AI can imitate the worst habits of modern therapy.”
Alpert noted that even if the Chatppt can echo the feelings, he cannot take up the nuances, unravel the denial or intervene to avoid tragedy.
“This is why this trial is so important,” he said. “It exposes the ease with which AI can imitate the worst habits of modern therapy: validation without responsibility, while eliminating the guarantees that make real care possible.”
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Despite the progress of AI in the mental health space, Alpert noted that “good therapy” is supposed to challenge people and push them towards growth while acting “in a crisis”.
“AI can’t do this,” he said. “The danger is not that the AI is so advanced, but that therapy is replaceable.”
